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• Gas Turbines

  Easy-open casing of gas turbine simplifies maintenance and repair

  The easy-open casing design of GE’s LM2500 and LM6000 family of marine gas turbines simplifies onboard maintenance and repair that can save navies millions of dollars annually. Like ...

  On December 9, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  GE completes 9EMax gas turbine upgrade at Czech power plant

  GE has completed a 9EMax gas turbine upgrade at the Sokolovska Uhelna power plant in Vresova, in the Czech Republic. Considered to be GE’s first 9EMax gas turbine ...

  On December 9, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Thermamax establishes a new business unit for gas and steam turbine insulation

  By creating  a turbine insulation business unit in June 2018, Thermamax has expanded its activities in the field of gas and steam turbines to proactively drive the company’s ...

  On December 9, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  Siemens supplies lithium-ion battery solution for offshore drilling rig

  BlueVault, Siemens’ lithium-ion battery-based solution, will be installed on Northern Drilling Ltd.’s West Mira offshore drilling rig that will operate in the North Sea’s Nova Field, approximately 120 ...

  On December 9, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  HA orders for GE

  GE will partner with electric utility Tampa Electric (TECO), an Emera company, to modernize Big Bend Power Station in Hillsborough County, Florida. The modernized Big Bend Power Station will ...

  On December 7, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• 

  Company News

  Oil & gas market, customization vs standardization…Elliott’s R&D director weighs in

  Klaus Brun who joined Elliott Turbomachinery as R&D director recently gave an interview to Turbomachinery International. Below are excerpts.  What are the R&D areas you have outlined for ...

  On December 7, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  Combined cycle mounted on barge to serve Dominican Republic

  Siemens and the marine arm of ST Engineering in Singapore have jointly received an order for a SCC-800 2x1C SeaFloat barge-mounted power plant from Seaboard Corporation subsidiary Transcontinental ...

  On December 7, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  New compressor software release targets cybersecurity

  CCC (Compressor Controls Corporation) has released Total Train Comprehensive Release version 14.1 (TTCR 14.1) for immediate order.  TTCR 14.1 is a packaged release of critical system components focused ...

  On December 7, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Turbine Efficiency acquires Gas Turbine Applications

  Turbine Efficiency that provides aftermarket services to SGT-100 (Typhoon), SGT-200 (Tornado), SGT-300 (Tempest), TA and TB gas turbines has acquired Gas Turbine Applications, another after-market services provider specialising ...

  On December 7, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Magazine

  COUPLING BOLTS

  HOW TO AVOID THE VARIOUS CHALLENGES RELATED TO SEIZED COUPLING BOLTS By Steve Brown Caption: Superbolt EzFit assembled on a turbine generator coupling. This mechanical expansion bolt combines ...

  On December 3, 2018 / By TMI Staff & Contributors